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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 227 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. is the hottest planet
  2. is the planet we live on
  3. False
  4. Earth spins on its axis
  5. False
  6. a moon
  7. Venus
  8. an astronaut
  9. a star
  10. False
  11. 365
  12. Venus
  13. is closest to the sun
  14. 4
  15. Earth
  16. Uranus
  17. is farthest from the sun
  18. 24
  19. 7
  20. False
  21. 8
  22. is called the red planet
  23. the Moon
  24. 1
  25. Mars
  26. 3
  27. is famous for its rings
  28. False
  29. 1
  30. Sirius
  31. True
  32. a moon
  33. False
  34. is the biggest planet
  35. 5
  36. a moon
  37. a planet
  38. True
  39. 8
  40. a planet

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